Katharine Bard

Katharine Bard
Born(1916-10-19)October 19, 1916
Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 1983(1983-07-28) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1947–1978
Spouse
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(m. 1939)​
FatherRalph Bard

Katharine Bard (October 19, 1916 – July 28, 1983) was an American actress.

Bard was born on October 19, 1916, in Highland Park, Illinois.[1] She was the daughter of Ralph Bard, who served as assistant secretary of the Navy. She studied acting at the Embassy Dramatic School in London and the Group Theatre Studio in New York.[2]

She appeared in the films The Decks Ran Red, The Interns, Johnny Cool, Inside Daisy Clover and How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life.[3]

She appeared in the television series Suspense, Lux Video Theatre, The Millionaire, Studio One, Front Row Center, Studio 57, Goodyear Theatre, M Squad, Climax!, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, Perry Mason, Peter Gunn, Playhouse 90, Sam Benedict, Alcoa Premiere, The Great Adventure, The Farmer's Daughter, The F.B.I., The Big Valley and Insight, among others.[3]

On Broadway, Bard appeared in All the Living, (1938), Jeremiah (1939), Life With Father (1939), Ring Around Elizabeth (1941), Lily of the Valley (1942), Three's a Family (1943), Made in Heaven (1946), The Hallams (1948), I Know My Love (1949), Pride's Crossing (1950), and The Long Days (1951).[1] She also acted in London[4] and Toronto and performed in summer theater in Bar Harbor, Maine.[2]

In 1947–48 she appeared as the title character in the syndicated version of the radio series Claudia.[5]

Bard was married to Martin Manulis[6] and stopped acting soon after they wed.[7] She died on July 28, 1983, in Los Angeles, California,[1] at UCLA Medical Center, aged 66, after suffering from cancer.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "Katharine Bard". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Long Pursuit of Rose Franken Won Katharine Bard Two Coveted Roles". The Boston Sunday Globe. February 15, 1948. p. 8-A. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Katherine Bard". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. ^ "Claudia Star Chosen To Play Lead In Broadway Play". The Jackson Sun. January 25, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dunning, John (May 7, 1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-19-984045-8. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Taravella, Steve (May 17, 2013). Mary Wickes: I Know I've Seen That Face Before. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-60473-906-0. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Katharine Bard, Stage and Television Actress, Is Dead". Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1963. p. Part II-12. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.